Cardiobacterium hominis bioprosthetic mitral valve endocarditis presenting as septic arthritis

• Published in: Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 79 - 81
• Main Authors: Apisarnthanarak, Anucha, Johnson, Raymond M, Braverman, Alan C, Dunne, William Michael, Little, J.Russell
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2002; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Arthritis, Infectious - drug therapy; Arthritis, Infectious - microbiology; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial sepsis; Biological and medical sciences; Bioprosthetic valve endocarditis; Blood Vessel Prosthesis - microbiology; Cardiobacterium hominis; Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis; Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications; Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy; Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology; Experimental bacterial diseases and models; Fastidious microorganism; Gammaproteobacteria; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Knee Joint - microbiology; Medical sciences; Mitral Valve - microbiology; Sepsis - drug therapy; Sepsis - microbiology; Septic arthritis; Treatment Outcome; Fastidious microorganism; Bioprosthetic valve endocarditis; Septic arthritis; Cardiobacterium hominis; Cardiobacterium hominis endocarditis; Heart disease; Endocardial disease; Endocarditis; Cardiovascular disease; Bacteria; Cardiobacteriaceae
• ISSN: 0732-8893; 1879-0070
• DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(01)00339-X

We report an unusual case of Cardiobacterium hominis bioprosthetic valve endocarditis presenting as septic arthritis. This remarkable presentation had clinical features consistent with endocarditis generally associated with highly virulent pathogens. A literature search has failed to disclose a report of septic arthiritis as a manifestation of C. hominis endocarditis.